Single-player games like Space Dragons
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Space Dragons, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
Use Aileron Rolling or Evading your enemies' attacks while having a realistic damage system. Use different planes with upgradable parts and numerous weapons you can mount to your planes to destroy your enemies. Fly solo or play with your friends and enjoy local coop. A modern re-invented classic.
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Overdriven Reloaded
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
Shoot' Em Up, Vertical Fast & Fun !The Overdriven Ship is back :More better, more intense, and more beautiful !
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Shoot 1UP DX
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
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G-Darius HD
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Dragons.
You will see the creation of new lives... Capture enemies and fire them back at their allies as enormous beams of energy in this horizontally scrolling shooting game, featuring 5 versions of G-Darius with new features, enhancements, and Steam exclusive extras!
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Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!
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Steredenn: Binary Stars
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
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R-Type Dimensions EX
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Dragons.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
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Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
UFOs! Aliens! Aircrafts! Resistance! SHOOT 'EM UP! Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a spaceship shooter with 2D gameplay and 3D environment. Enjoy a smart combination of a fast-paced shooting experience and the 1950's sci-fi movies aesthetic, with live-action cutscenes.
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Q-YO Blaster
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat
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Little Fighters on Stream
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Dragons.
Little Fighters on Stream is a compilation of action, skill and memorization mini games in which you can play directly with the Twitch chat on your stream using simple commands.
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Red Titans
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
RED TITANS is a single player vertical shoot em up, use the resources available to stop the threat, you will have to be very skillful since there are no continues.